S. 4243 · 118th Congress

Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced on May 2, 2024 by Laphonza R. Butler (D-CA). 69 cosponsors, 19 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-150.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-150
Introduced
May 2, 2024
Cosponsors
69
19 from the other party
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Members of Congress
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Women's rights

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Laphonza R. ButlerD-CASponsor

Democrats · 46

Independents · 4

Republicans · 19

Roll calls

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History

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  1. May 2, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. May 2, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  3. Dec 3, 2024Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Dec 3, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Dec 3, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6786)
  6. Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  7. Dec 3, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S6786)
  8. Dec 4, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  9. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  10. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  11. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseMr. McHenry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6345-6349)
  13. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4243.
  14. Dec 4, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6345-6346)
  15. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6345-6346)
  16. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Dec 10, 2024Presented to President.
  18. Dec 10, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Dec 12, 2024Signed by President.
  20. Dec 12, 2024Signed by President.
  21. Dec 12, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-150.
  22. Dec 12, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-150.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.